Wind-shield.



H. S. NEIMAN.

WIND SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I911.

Patent-ed June 18, 1918.

HOWARD S. NEIMAN, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

WIND-SHIELD.

Specification of Letters'Patent. Patented June 18, 1918.

Application filed February 23, 1917. Serial No. 150,314.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HOWARD S. NEIMAN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Y Kings, city of New York, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wind-Shields, of which the followingis a specification.

. My invention relates to Windshields and refers particularly to Windshields suitable for use upon automobiles.

In order that Windshields of this character may be usefulin all kinds of weather, they are pivotally attached to a supporting standard to allow of their being opened or closed as desired, such pivotal means being situated at the upper portion of the shield in order that it may berevolved inwardly and upwardly to a horizontal position, the position of the steering-wheel being such that it can not berevolved inwardly and downwardly from its lower position.

One great disadvantage of the present employed Windshields is that when in a partially opened position, rain and wind are deflected downwardly upon the lower limbs of those sitting upon the front seats, thus causing inconvenience and discomfort.

My invention overcomes this difficulty and at the same time allows the windshield to be revolved inwardly and upwardly out of the 1 which similar parts are, designated by similar letters and numerals.

Figure 1 1s a broken front new of one form of my invention partly broken away to I disclose: the pivotal means.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the windshield shown in Fig. 1. 7 v

Fig. 3 is an enlarged end view of a portion of Fig. 1 showing the means employed for allowing the windshield torevolve past the ivotal means.

. Flg. 4 is a side view of Fig. 8.

6 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of Fig. 5, showing the pivotal means.

In the form of my device illustrated in Flgs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the two wind shields A and B, comprised respectively of the frame -7 and the transparent medium 8, and the frame'9 and the transparent medium 10, are s tuated betweenthe supports 11, 11. The supports 11,11 have a number of threaded holes, 12, 12, 12, 12. .Through each one of the said threaded holes is inserted a threaded binding member comprised of the threaded bar 13, capable of enmeshment with the threads of the hole 12, the interior end of the bar 13 carrying an annular disk 14, in-

tegral therewith, said disk 14, having an extended pin 15. The exterior end of the bar I trated in Fig. 3., that the frame ,7 maybe re-- volved from engagement with the member 14. The steering wheel is represented at S.

The method of operating the windshield A is as follows :The two upper binding members are screwedjinwardlyuntil their pins 15, 15 are inserted within the recess 18 of the frame 7, the annular member 14 of the binding member not being brought into contact with the surface of the recess 17,

thus allowing free movement of the wind shield A upon the pins 15, 15 as pivots. The two lower binding members are then screwed outwardly until their pins 15, 15 are entirely removed from the recesses 18, 18 of the frame 7. The windshield is then freefor revolution upon the upper pins 15, 15 as shown in A and A of Fig. 2. When the windshield A is in. the desired position, the two upper binding members are screwed inwardly until the faces of the members 14,

14 are frictionally engaged with the sur- 7 face of the recesses 17, 17, thus maintaining the windshield in the desired position.

When it is desired to revolve the windshield .A upon its two lower pivotsinto the vpo'sitions A and A of Fig. 2, it is revolved back ,into its upright position, the two lower pins I I r 15,15-arescrewedinto the two lower recesses Fig. 5 is an end .v'ietv of a modified form of my invention appliedto a. closed vehicle.

18, 18, the two upper pins 15, 15 are released p from, their insertionwithin the two upper my device, particularly suitablefor closed recesses 18, 18, and the windshield manipulated upon the two ,lower .pivots as above described. By having the space between the frame 7 and the supporting member-11, less than the thickness of the annular member 1%,;there is no danger-of the accidental-dropping of the shield from the support, as the member let will always act as a support for the frame 7, even when screwed out to its farthest position.

It is evident that when the windshield is in a positionpivotal from its upper bearings as A the wind or rain entering the vehicle is deflected downwardly upon the feet of the driver, whereas when it is pivotal from its lower bearings in the position as A the wind or rain will be deflected upwardly, thus protecting the driver and rain will run downwardly from theshield outside the vehicle.

Figs. 5, and 6 illustrate a modification of vehicles, and is so constructed that all of the operating members are within the vehicle.

Fixedly' attached to the frame 7 are brackets 19,-l9,,while fixedly attached to the side 20 of the vehicle are brackets 21,21. ,The threaded bar 22, extends through .the hole 23' of the bracket 19 and the hole 24 of the bracket 21. A sleeve comprised of the tubular member 25 and the annular disk 26, surmundsthe bar 22, extending inwardly into the hole 23, and is capable of revolution The sleeve 25 is of a around the bar 22. square form externally to fit within the square shapedinterior of the bracket 19 so as to prevent therevolution of the bracket 19 around the sleeve 25, but to allow of its 7 slidablemovement thereon. Upon one end ofathe bar22 is fixedly attached a disk 27 carryingan inwardly'extended pin 28, capable of insertion in the recess 29 of the bracket 21 Situated between the. threaded bar,22..and within the hole 23 of the bracket 19 isan interiorly threaded nut 30. A series of four mechanical constructions such as ,above described is situated between the windshield. and its support in a manner similarto that shown in Fig. 1.

The operationof. the. modification illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 is as follows: If it is desired to revolve the windshield upon its two lower pivots, the two lower nuts 30, 30 are s crewed inwardly, thus causingthe bar .22 to move outwardly until the pins 28, 28 as of the members 27,27 enter the recesses 29, 29 of the brackets 21, 21, thus pivotally locking the frame 7 to the side 20 of the vehicle. The two upper nuts 30, 80 are then screwed outwardly, causing the two upper bars 2213c move inwardly until the two upper pins 28,1 28' are completely disengaged with the two upper recesses 29,29, 'thus disconnecting the upper portion of the frame 7 from engagementwith the side 20 of the vehide, and allowing free revolving movement to the upper portion of the windshield. hen theshield hasbeen revolved to its desired position, the two lower nuts 30, 30 are further screwed inwardly, the inner portion of the nuts 30, 3O bearing upon the member 25; forcing it inwardly until the surface of the member 26 abuts upon the surface of the bracket 21, thus frictionally holding the shield in position.

When it is desired to revolve the windshield upon its two upper pivots,'the above operation is reversed as to the two series of pivotal and binding member's.

In vehicles of this class, an additional windshield C, is frequently. placed outside to act as a deflector of .rain and is intended as a means of producing a clear vision "by causing said. additional shield to operate as a' means for maintaining the actual will be deflected upwardly" above the driver" and that .rain accumulating upon the wind shield A will run downwardly outside of the vehicle, thus causing a valuable'protec tion to the driver and the interior of the car.

I. do not limit myself to the particular size, shape, number orarrangement of parts,

all of which may be varied withoutzgoing beyond .the scope of my invention as described and claimed.

What is .lclaimed, is:

1. In a device of the character specified, in combination, a support, a windshield, means connecting the support and thefwindshield and allowing the revolution of the windshield upon two' axes of revolution at opposite sides of the windshield and means between the windshield and the supportfor maintaining the windshield at any predetermined position of revolution.

2. In a device. of the character specified, in combination, a support, a windshield, two series of plvotal mcansat approximately the top and bottom of the windshield around each of which series the windshield may be revolved, and frictional means between the windshield and the support for maintaining the windshield at any predeterminediposition of revolution.

3. In a device of the .characterspecified, in combination, a support, a windshield, .re'-' movable pivotal means between the Wind shield and the support upon which "the windshield, may be revolved at approximately its upper edge and approximately its lower edge and frictional means between the-pivotal'member'andthe Windshield for 139 supporting the windshield at any predeter mined position of revolution.

4. In a device of the character specified, in combination, a support, a windshield, a series of two pivotal means at approximately the top of the Windshield, a series of two pivotal means at approximately the bottom of the Windshield, each pivotal means comprising a removable pivot, whereby the windshield may be removed from pivotal engagement with the support, allowing free revoluble movement of the windshield and means operative with the pivotal means for maintaining the windshield at any predetermined position of revolution.

5. In a device of the character specified, in combination, a support, a windshield, a series of two pivotal means at approximately the top of the windshield, a series of two pivotal means at approximately the bottom of the windshield, each pivotal means comprising a pivot movably carried by the support and capable of pivotal attachment with the. windshield, means carried by said pivot to maintain the Windshield in any predetermined position of revolution, and means for removing the pivot from engagement with the windshield and means for allowing a revoluble movement of the windshield.

6. In a device of the character specified,

. in combination, a support, a windshield, a

series of two pivotal means at approximately the top of the windshield, a series of two pivotal means at approximately the bottom of the windshield, each pivotal means comprising a threaded bolt, means whereby the turning of said bolt upon its threads will first place the support and windshield in pivotal engagement, a further movement of a Copies of this patent may be obtained for live cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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